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{{short description|Indian actress (born 1980)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Laila
| image              = [[File:Laila (Indian actress).jpg]]
| caption            = 
| birth_name         = 
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|10|24}}
| birth_place        = 
| occupation         = [[Actress]]
| years active        = 1996–2006,
2019-present
| website            = {{website|www.laila.net/}}
| spouse             = Mehdin (2006–present)
| children           = 2
}}
'''Laila''' (born 24 October 1980) is an Indian actress. She has acted predominantly in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films, as well as few  [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]], [[Kannada]] and [[Hindi]] language films. She is known for her critically acclaimed and award-winning performances in the [[Bala (director)|Bala]]-directed films ''[[Nandha]]'' (2001) & ''[[Pithamagan]]'' (2003), as well as the commercial Tamil blockbusters films such as  ''[[Parthen Rasithen]]'' (2000), ''[[Dheena]]'' (2001), ''[[Dhill]]'' (2001), ''[[Alli Thandha Vaanam]]'' (2001), ''[[Unnai Ninaithu]]'' (2002),  ''[[Ullam Ketkume]]'' (2005) and ''[[Kanda Naal Mudhal]]'' (2005).<ref name="timesnownews">{{cite news|title=Laila Mehdin birthday: Lesser-known facts about the Indian actress you should know|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/laila-mehdin-birthday-lesser-known-facts-about-the-indian-actress-you-should-know/303801|publisher=[[Times Now]]|date=24 October 2018}}</ref><ref name="timesofindia">{{cite news|title=Actress Laila to make a comeback with 'Alice'|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/actress-laila-to-make-a-comeback-with-alice/articleshow/68214383.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=1 March 2019}}</ref>

==Career==

She made her debut in the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''Egire Paavurama'' (1996), directed by [[S. V. Krishna Reddy]]. Laila began to receive offers from prominent directors to feature in Tamil films and turned down films such as ''[[Dharma Chakkaram]]'' and ''[[Kadhal Palli]]'' by [[K. S. Ravikumar]] and [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)|Pavithran]] respectively. She subsequently signed on to appear in the lead role in ''[[V. I. P. (1997 film)|VIP]]'' after [[Pooja Kumar]] had walked out of the project. However, Laila was left unimpressed when the producer asked her to consider changing her stage name to Pooja, as the invitations for the film had already been printed, and furthermore, she revealed that she was unaware of [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] also being a heroine in the film. Laila subsequently dropped out of the project, wanting to make her Tamil debut in a film where she played the sole heroine.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Minnoviyam Star Tracks|url=http://chandrag.tripod.com/aug98/index.html|access-date=2020-09-11|website=chandrag.tripod.com}}</ref>

The [[Mumbai]]-based Laila then worked with [[Ajith Kumar|Ajith]] in ''[[Dheena]]'' and ''[[Parthen Rasithen]]'' with [[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]].

Then came ''[[Dhill]]'' and ''[[Pithamagan]]'' with [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]]. In between, Laila took a break and went back to Mumbai. However, she returned to Kollywood with a big bang. Her role in the movie ''[[Ullam Ketkumae]]'' won her accolades from the masses. She was one of the successful Tamil actresses for a brief time.

Laila has made a comeback to the Tamil entertainment industry. She first appeared in a ready-made flavored milk commercial (Aachi Badam Milk) post her sabbatical in 2018. She will be appearing as the judge for the dance show DJD Juniors on [[Zee Tamil]] alongside actresses [[Sudha Chandran]] and [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]].

==Personal life==

She married Mehdi, an [[Iranian peoples|Irani]] businessman, on 6 January 2006. She dated him for eight years before marriage.<ref name="timesnownews"/> According to Laila, they were engaged for four years before marriage. The couple has two sons, aged 9 and 12. She is [[Goan]] but speaks [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[English language|English]], [[Hindi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] and [[French language|French]] at home and she is a [[Roman Catholic]].

==Filmography==
;Films
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes !! style="background:#ccc; "! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Dushman Duniya Ka]]'' || Lata || [[Hindi]] ||Debut film ||
|-
| rowspan="5"|1997 || ''[[Egire Paavurama]]'' ||Jyoti  || rowspan="3" | [[Telugu language|Telugu]]||
|
|-
| ''Ugadi'' || Laila |||||
|-
| ''[[Pellichesukundam]]'' || Laila ||||
|-
| ''Kelona'' || {{Unknown|align=center}}  || [[Urdu]] ||||
|-
| ''[[Itha Oru Snehagatha]]'' || Hema  || [[Malayalam]] ||||
|-
| rowspan="4"|1998 || ''Khaidi Garu'' || Rajyam || rowspan="4" | Telugu ||||
|-
| ''[[Pavitra Prema]]'' || Dr. Shakunthala Devi ||||
|-
| ''Subhalekalu'' || {{Unknown|align=center}} ||||
|-
| ''[[Love Story 1999]]'' || Meena ||||
|-
| rowspan="4"|1999 || ''[[Kallazhagar]]'' || Aandaal || rowspan="2" | [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||||
|-
| ''[[Mudhalvan]]'' || Kalakkal Shuba ||||
|-
| ''Naa Hrudayamlo Nidurinchee Cheli'' || Mini || Telugu ||||
|-
| ''[[Rojavanam]]'' || Roja || Tamil ||||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2000 || ''[[Nuvve Kavali]]'' || Herself  || Telugu || Special appearance||
|-
| ''[[Parthen Rasithen]]'' || Sarika || Tamil ||||
|-
| ''[[Devara Maga]]'' || Sowmya || [[Kannada]] || ||
|-
| rowspan="5" |2001 || ''[[Dheena]]'' || Chithra || rowspan="4" | Tamil ||||
|-
| ''[[Dhill]]'' || Aasha ||||
|-
| ''[[Alli Thandha Vaanam]]'' || Divya ||||
|-
| ''[[Nandha]]'' || Kalyani || {{Won}} - [[Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress]]||
|-
| ''[[Moosa Khan]]'' || {{Unknown|align=center}} || Urdu ||||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2002 || ''[[Kamarasu]]'' || Vasanthi || rowspan="5" | Tamil ||||
|-
| ''[[Unnai Ninaithu]]'' || Nirmala ||||
|-
| ''[[Mounam Pesiyadhe]]'' ||  Gautham's lover ||  Cameo appearance||
|-
| rowspan="4"|2003 || ''[[Three Roses]]'' || Nandhu ||||
|-
| ''[[Pithamagan]]'' || Manju || {{Won}} - [[Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress]]<br />[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress]]<br />[[ITFA Best Actress Award]]||
|-
| ''[[War and Love]]'' || Serina || rowspan="2" | Malayalam ||||
|-
| ''[[Swapnakoodu]]'' || {{Unknown|align=center}}  || Guest appearance||
|-
| rowspan="4"|2004 || ''[[Gambeeram]]'' || Vijayalakshmi || rowspan="2" | Tamil ||||
|-
| ''[[Jaisurya]]'' || Baby ||||
|-
| ''[[Rama Krishna]]'' || Lakshmi Vishwanath || Kannada ||||
|-
| ''[[Mr & Mrs Sailaja Krishnamurthy]]'' || Sailaja || Telugu ||||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2005 || ''[[Ullam Ketkumae]]'' || Pooja || rowspan="2" | Tamil ||||
|-
| ''[[Kanda Naal Mudhal]]'' || Ramya ||||
|-
| ''[[Insan]]'' || Indu || Hindi ||||
|-
| rowspan="5" |2006 || ''[[Paramasivan]]'' || Malar || Tamil ||||
|-
| ''[[Thandege Thakka Maga]]'' || Pancharangi || Kannada ||||
|-
|[[Tarap (film)|''Tarap'']]
|{{Unknown|align=center}}
|Urdu
|
|
|-
| ''[[Thirupathi (2006 Tamil film)|Thirupathi]]'' || Stage Drama artist || Tamil || Special appearance||
|-
| ''[[Mahha Samudram]]'' || Devi || Malayalam ||||
|-
|}
; Television
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Program !! Role !! Language !! Channel
|-
|2019||''Dance Jodi Dance Juniors''||Judge||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||rowspan=2| [[Zee Tamil]]
|-
|2020 || [[Gokulathil Seethai (2019 TV series)|Gokulathil Seethai]] || Herself <br> TV Serial (Special Appearance)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tamil.behindtalkies.com/actress-laila-to-make-her-serial-debut-in-gokulathil-seethai/|title=பட வாய்ப்புகள் இல்லாததால் சீரியலில் களமிறங்க உள்ள லைலா. எந்த சேனல் ? என்ன சீரியல் தெரியுமா ?|website=Tamil.behindtalkies}}</ref>|| Tamil 
|}

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0481798|name=Laila}}
* [http://laila.net Official Website]

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